Definitions for zollverein
zol·lvere·in

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Zollvereinnoun

   A customs union, specifically; a coalition of German states, formed in 1818 to manage customs and economic policies within their territories.

2. Etymology: From Zollverein.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Zollverein

   The Zollverein (pronounced [ˈtsɔlfɛɐ̯ˌʔaɪn]), or German Customs Union, was a coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies within their territories. Organized by the 1833 Zollverein treaties, it formally started on 1 January 1834. However, its foundations had been in development from 1818 with the creation of a variety of custom unions among the German states. By 1866, the Zollverein included most of the German states. The Zollverein was not part of the German Confederation (1815-1866). The foundation of the Zollverein was the first instance in history in which independent states consummated a full economic union without the simultaneous creation of a political federation or union.Prussia was the primary driver behind the creation of the customs union. Austria was excluded from the Zollverein because of its highly protectionist trade policy, the unwillingness to split its customs territory into the separate Austrian, Hungarian and Galician-Lodomerian ones, as well as due to opposition of Prince von Metternich to the idea. By the founding of the North German Confederation in 1867, the Zollverein covered states of approximately 425,000 square kilometres (164,000 sq mi), and had produced economic agreements with several non-German states, including Sweden–Norway. After the founding of the German Empire in 1871, the Empire assumed the control of the customs union. However, not all states within the Empire were part of the Zollverein until 1888 (Hamburg for example). Conversely, though Luxembourg was a state independent of the German Reich, it remained in the Zollverein until 1919.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.9 / 8 votes

1. Zollvereinnoun

   literally, a customs union; specifically, applied to the several customs unions successively formed under the leadership of Prussia among certain German states for establishing liberty of commerce among themselves and common tariff on imports, exports, and transit

2. Etymology: [G., from zoll duty + verein union.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.3 / 9 votes

1. Zollverein

   The Zollverein, or German Customs Union, was a coalition of German states formed to manage tariffs and economic policies within their territories. Organised by the 1833 Zollverein Treaties, the Zollverein formally came into existence on 1 January 1834. However, its foundations had been in development from 1818 with the creation of a variety of custom unions among the German states. By 1866, the Zollverein included most of the German states. Prussia was the prime motivating force behind the creation of the customs union. Austria was excluded from the Zollverein because of its highly protected industry; this economic exclusion exacerbated the Austro-Prussian rivalry for dominance in Central Europe, particularly in the 1850s and 1860s. With the founding of the North German Confederation in 1867, the Zollverein included approximately 425,000 square kilometres, and had produced economic agreements with several non-German states, including Sweden-Norway. After the founding of the German Empire in 1871, the Empire assumed the control of the customs union. However, all states within the Empire were not part of the Zollverein until 1888. Conversely, although it was not a state in the German Reich, until 1919 Luxembourg remained in the Zollverein.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Zollverein

   zol′ve-rīn, n. a union of the German states, under the leadership of Prussia, so as to enable them in their commercial relations with other countries to act as one state. [Ger.,—zoll, duty, verein, union.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. Zollverein

   a union of the German States under Prussia in 1827, and extended in 1867, to establish among them a uniform system of customs rates.

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   The numerical value of zollverein in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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   The numerical value of zollverein in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zollverein
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zollverein
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zollverein
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=zollverein
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=zollverein
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Zollverein